Virtual Machine Tracker (VM Tracker) works together with VMware vCenter and enables you to do the following:

• Identify the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series port that is used for each VM

• Identify the VLAN requirements of each VM

• Track the movement of VMs from one host (ESXi) to another

• Track VM configuration changes such as additions, deletions, or modifications of VLANs, and configure VLANs on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ports accordingly

• Track the additions or deletions of VMs and hosts, and configure VLANs on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ports accordingly

• Track the state of VMs and dynamically provisions VLANs on the Cisco Nexus 9000 server facing physical ports.

VM Tracker synchronizes with VMware vCenter to retrieve the following information:

• The host on which the VMs exist.

• The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ports through which the VM traffic flows.

• The virtual network interface card (vNIC) that connects the VM to a virtual switch.

• The power state of the VM.

• The VLAN information of port groups or distributed virtual switch (DVS) port groups.

• The port groups or DVS port groups that are required for the VM.